Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, January 1921 · page 65 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #16 — page 65: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine contains three humorous poems with no visible illustrations. The first two poems are brief jokes: one mocks social propriety by treating exposed ears as scandalous, the other complains about post-WWI shortages (no coal, poor beer quality). The third poem is a possessive humor piece about marking a girlfriend with iodine and warning signs—crude 1920s dating humor playing on male jealousy. The final poem, "Sincerity," is notably different in tone—a sincere philosophical piece advocating humble, non-judgmental living "by the side of the road," accepting people regardless of morality. It appears to be either serious verse or gentle satire of earnest moralism, contrasting sharply with the crude jokes above it. The page likely dates to the 1920s based on content and typography.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 63 A buzz ran 'round the party, Some maids were e'en in tears; A blasé girl—ye Gods, the shame— Had left exposed her ears. * * * The melancholy days have come, The saddest of the year. There's no coal in the cellar, And no goodness in the beer. * * * If I had a girl and she was mine, I'd paint her back with iodine; And on her ankles I'd place this sign, "Keep off the lunch, they're mine, they're mine." * * * Sincerity Let me live in a house By the side of the road Where the races of men go by; The men who are good And the men who are bad, Just as good and as bad as I. I would not sit on the scorner's seat Or hurl the Cynic's ban; But let me live in a house By the side of the road And be a friend to man.